Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026
New Mexico: where to read court opinions for free
Free and searchable from 1852 to today (CourtListener from 1867; Caselaw Access Project to 2016).
Appeals courts: free and searchable from 1852 to today (CourtListener from 1966; Caselaw Access Project to 2016).
As we read the highest court's own website and the free indexes on November 7, 2026. CourtListener's years come from its public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). The table has each court and source.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing.
Courts and sources
Each line is one court read from one source. Years are the span that source lists; “inferred” means taken from a description of the site, not from the site itself. A site that refused our automated check may still open in a browser.
| Court | Level | Source | Years | Text search | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Supreme Court | Highest court | nmonesource.com | from 1852 | Not checked | Only partly readable in our check |
| New Mexico Supreme Court | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1867–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check14,087 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 9, 2026; 166 with approximate dates. |
| New Mexico Court of Appeals | Appeals | coa.nmcourts.gov | from 2009 | No | Opened in our check |
| New Mexico Court of Appeals | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1966–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check16,334 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 24, 2026; 1 with approximate dates. |
| New Mexico - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | Caselaw Access Project (Harvard) evidence | 1852–2016 | No | Opened in our check |
| New Mexico - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | Google Scholar | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check |
Where else to look
- CourtListener: Lists 2 New Mexico courts.
- Caselaw Access Project (Harvard): Holds published opinions from 1852 to 2016.
- Google Scholar: Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- nmonesource.com: Official court website.
- coa.nmcourts.gov: Official court website.
- Justia: Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.
Known gaps
- Only part of New Mexico Supreme Court's website could be read in our check, so its years and text search are not fully measured.
- We could not confirm that opinion text can be searched on New Mexico Supreme Court's website.
- Some of this state's court websites load their opinion lists with scripts. Our automated check could not read them, so their years and search are not measured. A person using a browser can.
- The Caselaw Access Project holds published opinions only through 2016.
- Our survey lists no free statewide source of trial-court opinions for this state.
Corpus
Corpus holds the statutes, not the opinions
For the law itself, Corpus searches New Mexico statutes, and each result cites its section and links the source.
Data: Corpus Open (open source). CourtListener bulk data (public domain), snapshot Sep 30, 2026.
Read by Corpus on November 7, 2026. Sites change; check the court’s own website before relying on a line.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing. Corpus is not a law firm.